A specific eating plan with healthy fats, fiber, and fish, plus exercise advice, helped overweight people with high cholesterol lose weight and lower their bad cholesterol much more than just getting general advice to eat better.

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A pilot comprehensive lifestyle intervention program (CLIP)--comparison with qualitative lifestyle advice and simvastatin on cardiovascular risk factors in overweight hypercholesterolaemic individuals.

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2011 Mar

The study tested the exact same diet and exercise plan as the claim, and it worked: people lost weight and lowered their bad cholesterol just as the claim said they would — and better than just getting general advice.

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A pilot comprehensive lifestyle intervention program (CLIP)--comparison with qualitative lifestyle advice and simvastatin on cardiovascular risk factors in overweight hypercholesterolaemic individuals.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.09.002

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